Recap of 5/21 Advancing Homelessness Solutions Webinar
NLIHC, the National Alliance to End Homelessness (The Alliance), and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) hosted a webinar, “Using the FY25 Appropriations Process to Fund Solutions to…
Join Reimagining Interim Housing Webinar on June 11
The Reimagining Interim Housing project is hosting a webinar, “Transforming Approaches to Sheltering People at the Community and Organizational Level,” on Tuesday, June 11, from 3 to 4…
Senator Warren Reintroduces Bill to Address the Backlog of Public Housing Maintenance and Repairs
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) reintroduced the “Public Housing Emergency Response Act” in the Senate on May 20. The NLIHC-endorsed bill provides a one-time, $70 billion appropriation to address the…
House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Infrastructure Holds Hearing on PHA Oversight
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Infrastructure held a hearing on May 22, “PHA Oversight: How Scandals and Mismanagement Harm Residents and Taxpayers.” The hearing focused on…
NLIHC Summary of CHDO Provisions in Proposed HOME Regulation Changes
As reported last week (see Memo 5/20), the Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) in HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) announced on May 15 the availability of a preview…
Our Homes, Our Votes Updates – Week of May 28, 2024
The Our Homes, Our Votes campaign is NLIHC’s nonpartisan initiative to boost voter turnout among low-income renters and elevate housing as an election issue. This biweekly section of Memo provides…
OSAH Campaign Hosts Congressional Briefing on Bipartisan Solutions to Housing Crisis
The Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign hosted a congressional briefing on May 20 focusing on two major bipartisan housing bills: the “Eviction Crisis Act” and the “Family Stability and…
Recap of 5/22 OSAH Webinar Exploring Connections between Early Childhood Development, Health, Education, and Affordable Housing
Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign partner ZERO TO THREE hosted a webinar, “A National Call for Safe, Affordable Housing for Our Children,” on May 22. On the webinar, leading experts from the…
GAO Releases Report on Institutional Investments in Single-Family Rental Housing
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report, Rental Housing: Information on Institutional Investment in Single-Family Homes, on May 22. The report is based on a review of…
Dallas Passes Bond Package Including $82 Million for Affordable Housing and Homelessness
Voters in Dallas, TX, overwhelmingly approved a $1.25 billion bond package in a special election on May 4 that will allocate approximately $82 million to increase the supply of affordable…